9-letter words containing p, h, a, l
- hair clip — clasp for securing hairstyle
- halazepam — a derivative of benzodiazepine, C 17 H 12 ClF 3 N 2 O, used for management of anxiety disorders.
- half pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- half step — Music. semitone.
- half-open — (of a file) having a pawn or pawns of only one colour on it
- half-pace — a small stage on which something stands
- half-peck — a unit of dry measure equal to 4 quarts (4.4 liters).
- half-pike — spontoon.
- half-pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- half-pipe — a half-moon-shaped chute or ramp used by snowboarders and skateboarders to provide a takeoff for a jump.
- half-slip — a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband.
- half-step — Music. semitone.
- halfpence — Plural form of halfpenny.
- halfpenny — a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984.
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- hall pass — permit to leave classroom
- halophile — any organism, as certain halobacteria and marine bacteria, that requires a salt-rich environment for its growth and survival.
- halophily — the ability or predisposition to thrive in an extremely salty environment
- halophobe — a creature that is unable to live in salty conditions
- halophyte — a plant that thrives in saline soil.
- hand-play — the practice of fighting with fists
- handclaps — Plural form of handclap.
- handclasp — a gripping of hands by two or more people, as in greeting, parting, making a commitment, or expressing affection.
- handplant — (skateboarding) A move in which the skater balances on his hand after skating up to the top of a halfpipe.
- haplessly — In a hapless manner.
- haplology — the omission of one of two similar adjacent syllables or sounds in a word, as in substituting morphonemic for morphophonemic or in the pronunciation [prob-lee] /ˈprɒb li/ (Show IPA) for probably.
- haplontic — (chiefly of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form is haploid, with a diploid zygote being formed only briefly.
- haplotype — Genetics. a combination of closely linked DNA sequences on one chromosome that are often inherited together: By comparing haplotypes of a mother and father with those of a fetus, scientists can study how new genetic changes arise.
- harp seal — a northern earless seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus, with pale-yellow fur darkening to gray with age, of coasts, drifting ice, and seas of the North Atlantic Ocean, hunted for its fur.
- harpylike — resembling a harpy
- headlamps — Plural form of headlamp.
- heat lamp — a lamp fitted with an infrared bulb to supply heat especially as part of physical therapy.
- heelplate — a small metal plate attached to the heel of a shoe to protect it against excessive wear.
- hellspawn — (fantasy) A creature or creatures from Hell.
- helpmates — (British) Plural form of helpmate.
- heptaglot — a book written in seven languages
- heptalogy — (rare) # A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- hexaploid — having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.
- hexapodal — of or relating to the hexapods
- hip flask — small container for carrying alcohol
- hippolyta — a queen of the Amazons, variously said to have been killed by Hercules or to have been conquered and married by Theseus.
- holograph — Also, holographic [hol-uh-graf-ik, hoh-luh-] /ˌhɒl əˈgræf ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə-/ (Show IPA), holographical. wholly written by the person in whose name it appears: a holograph letter.
- homeplace — a person's birthplace or family home.
- homoplasy — correspondence in form or structure, owing to a similar environment.
- homopolar — of uniform polarity; not separated or changed into ions; not polar in activity.
- homotypal — of normal type
- horseplay — rough or boisterous play or pranks.
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hospitals — Plural form of hospital.
- hot plate — a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.